Criança com varicela: conhecimento e práticas de profissionais da educação infantil e da saúde

Abstract

Trata-se de pesquisa descritiva, quantitativa e transversal, para analisar o conhecimento acerca da varicela entre profissionais das áreas da educação infantil e da saúde, antes da participação em oficinas de educação em saúde. Os dados foram coletados por meio de questionários autoaplicados e processados no programa Epi Info ® , considerando-se para análise estatística nível de significância de 5%. Participaram 92 profissionais de oito Centros de Educação Infantil e duas Unidades de Saúde da Família de Londrina (PR). Mais de 52,0% dos profissionais da saúde e 74,0% da educação desconheciam a doença. Para 76,0% dos profissionais da educação e 38,1% dos da saúde a varicela não apresenta complicações, e a etiologia viral reportada foi de 75,0% e 50,0%, respectivamente. A varicela ainda é uma doença prevenível, pouco conhecida entre ambas as categorias profissionais, que emerge para a adequada assistência e redução da transmissibilidade mediante programas de educação em saúde, além da imunização. ARTIGOS / ARTICLES CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS E DA SAÚDEPalavras chave: Enfermagem. Varicela. Assistência Integral à Saúde. Educação em Saúde. Creche. This is a descriptive, quantitative and cross-sectional study to analyze the knowledge of child education and health professionals about chickenpox, previous to a health education workshop they attended. Data were collected through self-completion questionnaires and analyzed using the Epi Info ® software, considering 5% statistically significant level. There were 92 participants from eight Child Day Care Centers and two Basic Health Care Centers in Londrina -PR. More than 52.0% of health professionals and 74.0% of child education professionals didn't know the disease. To 76.0% of child education professionals and 38.1% of health professionals, chickenpox does not present complications and its viral etiology was reported in 75.0% and 50.0% of professionals, respectively. Chickenpox is a disease that can still be prevented, little known among these two categories of professionals, and requires adequate assistance and reductions of transmissibility through health education programs, besides immunization. ResumoKeyword: Nursing. Chickenpox. Comprehensive health care. Health education. Child day care centers.

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